Man Awaiting Trial For Bank Robbery Escapes From KY Jail

WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (AP) - Federal, state and local lawenforcement are looking for an eastern Kentucky man who escapedfrom jail. Thirty-five-year-old Anthony Artrip of Ashland wasawaiting a federal bank robbery trial. Grant County jailer Steve Kellam says Artrip climbed through theroof of the jail around eleven-30 last night. Jail deputies pursuedhim on foot as he jumped off the roof and ran into the woodsnearby, but they didn't catch him. U-S Marshall John Schickel says Artrip has a history of escapesand bank robberies and is considered dangerous. Artrip is awaiting a federal trial in Cincinnati on a bankrobbery charge related to a holdup several months ago inPortsmouth, Ohio. He had been in custody for about 75 days.

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